The Roles of Formal Logic and Historical Origin Study in Studies on Local History and Geography——A Further Discussion of Location of Choubi Post on Jinniu Road
Although formal logic and historical origin study are of great importance in the current study of Chinese history,they have not received enough attention in the historian circle,especially in studies on local history and geography.The story,nature,and location of Choubi post(筹 笔 驿)during the Tang and Song dynasties are uncertain from the perspective of historical origin study.The literature on geography in the Song Dynasty recorded the distance from Choubi post to Lizhou the most earliest and directly,which is the most important and scientifically reliable record.The milage recorded is almost consistent with that from Chaotian post(朝 天 驿)to Guangyuan,which coincides well with the actual fact,thus directly proving that Choubi post was located in today's Chaotian town(朝天镇)during the Tang and Song dynasties.Most of the documents in the Ming Dynasty that recorded the specific location of Choubi Post mentioned that Choubi Post was at the same or a similar mileage location as Chaotian Post,which also directly proves that Choubi Post was located in Chaotian Town.During that period there was no document directly recording that Choubi post was located at today's Junshi temple(军 师 庙)in the Tang and Song dynasties.The record that Choubi post or Choubi shoal(筹笔滩)was located at today's Junshi temple in Guangyuan County Annals(广元县志)during the Daoguang period in the Qing Dynasty is not a consensus,but an idea held by very few researchers,among the numerous records of the location of Choubi post.Evidently,this kind of cognition in the Qing Dynasty itself is just a view of the reconstruction of local history.From the debate over the location of Choubi post,we found that caution must be made to the influence of local utilitarian views on studies of local history and geography and that it is necessary to strengthen the training in historical origin study and formal logic and to oppose academic fraud firmly.
Formal logichistorical origin studyChoubi postChaotian postreconstruction of local history
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